Shohei Ohtani: The Amazing Story of Baseball's Two-Way Japanese Superstar

by Jay Paris

Overview

Discover how the Angels’ pitching and hitting phenom became 2018's most exciting star!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683583028
Publisher:	Sports Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/20/2018
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jay Paris is a celebrated sports journalist and the author of Game of My Life San Diego Chargers. A three-time recipient of awards from the Pro Football Writers Association of America, Paris has served as web editor for Mighty1090AM.com, a Southern California sports site, since 2014.

Mark Langston, a four-time All-Star pitcher, is the color analyst for Angels baseball on KLAA AM 830.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Foreword Mark Langston vii

Preface xi

Chapter 1 "Hi, my name is Shohei Ohtani" 1

Chapter 2 Ohtani's Youth Was Filled with Baseball 7

Chapter 3 On Second Thought, Ohtani Stays Put 11

Chapter 4 From the Preps to the Pros 13

Chapter 5 Breaking Out with Both Sides of His Game 17

Chapter 6 At Long Last, "Sho-Time" Was Headed to the Majors 21

Chapter 7 Time for L.A. to Introduce Its Heaven-sent Angel 27

Chapter 8 Spring Training Delivers More Questions than Answers 31

Chapter 9 Marching In with a Roar 37

Chapter 10 Ohtani Continues to Bloom in May 53

Chapter 11 Ohtani's Elbow Stalls His Historic Journey 71

Chapter 12 Ohtani Inches His Way Back to the Mound 81

Chapter 13 Ohtani Enters August Looking to Get Right against Lefties 97

Chapter 14 A September to Remember 115